Dr. Ron Paul is a Republican Congressman from Texas, medical doctor, and military veteran who believes in liberty, freedom, and personal responsibility.
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832

Sunday, December 12, 2010

The most recent evidence of his unusual status came last week, when he was appointed chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. The subcommittee oversees Paul’s nemesis, the Federal Reserve, among other things.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Based on seniority, Ron Paul will be the chair of the committee that oversees the Fed. Therefore the press is attacking Ron Paul. A few quotes, with my highlighting, from a recent Business Week smear.

The introduction:

It may have taken 34 years, but Ron Paul has arrived, and he doesn't plan to squander the moment. His agenda includes landing the chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee panel that oversees monetary policy—a job that will give him the power to push legislation reining in the central bank and to haul Fed governors up to Capitol Hill for hearings.

The mockery has already been made by the financial elite. Exposing their crimes is reasonable and necessary.

The prospect has Wall Street, Fed officials, and even Republican House leaders worried that Paul's agenda could roil the markets and make a mockery of the U.S. financial system.

Officials at several major banks have privately raised concerns with Republican leaders that, by allowing Paul to become a chairman, his radical views would gain legitimacy, according to three bank lobbyists.

Five GOP leadership aides, speaking anonymously because a decision isn't final, say incoming House Speaker John Boehner has discussed ways to prevent Paul from becoming chairman